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Colorado Bicycle Safety Bill Advances: This information is drawn from Bicycle Colorado’s coverage and support of this important bill in their newsletters and on their web site. The Colorado Senate approved the 2009 Bicycle Safety Bill (Senate Bill 148) on the 17th of February on a vote of 26-7! The Senate process resulted in no major changes to the core safety aspects of the bill, keeping a three feet safe passing distance in the bill. To read the full bill click this Link. Now the bill moves to the House and faces the next set of votes. Passing the Senate is a big step but there is a still lot of work to do in the House. We have the next steps detailed below and ways you can help. You may read the current information on Bicycle Colorado’s Bicycle Safety Bill Info Page by clicking Here. Republicans and Democrats united in support of the Bicycle Safety Bill in the Senate and with support from their constituents, we hope that same will happen in the House. Primary Senate sponsor Greg Brophy (R-Wray) led the bill out of the gate along with co-sponsor Dan Gibbs (D-Silverthorne). Along the way the Bill gathered a number of co-sponsors, many speaking on the Senate floor in support. Please join us in thanking all the Senators for their support of safety on Colorado's roads. To see how your senator voted click Here. The Bill is now in the State House of Representatives so please: 1. Call or email the State Representative from your district (To find your District and State Representative click Here. You will need to enter your 9 digit zip code to find your State House District. To find your zip code click Here. -Ask them to support Senate Bill 148 for bicycle safety -Briefly tell them why bicycle safety is important to you -Ask them to be sure that the 3 feet to passing and safe lane positioning remains in the bill (Please do not call Federal Representatives DeGette, Polis, Salazar, Markey, Lamborn, Coffman, or Perlmutter) 2. Ask your riding buddies, family, and friends to call too. Share this info on blogs and in emails. 3. Consider joining or supporting Bicycle Colorado for this and other important cycling legislation by visiting their web site Here. |
